Why We Cube | A Speedcubing Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2018
- Why We Cube is a documentary about the competitive world of speedcubing and how it's changing the lives for many in this ever-growing sport. Follow the stories of four speedcubers -- each with their own special place in cubing and learn how they’ve impacted the community, and how the community has impacted them.
Why We Cube is narrated by Feliks Zemdegs, and features competitive speedcubers Drew Brads and Max Park, WCA delegate Kit Clement, and Cubicle CEO Phil Yu.
If you would like to see the behind the scenes of this documentary, you can rent or purchase it here: vimeo.com/ondemand/whywecubeb...
To share your own personal story for the chance to get featured in future projects, please visit: whywecube.com/
Thank you to the translators who did these languages!
Roy Lee: Japanese
Ilkyoo Choi: Korean
Livio Stössel: German
Fedor Abaev: Russian
Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez: Portuguese (Brazil)
戴恒盛: Chinese versions
潘霈: Mandarin
Mohamed Elkhatri: Arabic
Angeline Wijaya: Indonesian
Nicolas Lizarazo: Spanish
Anup Adhikari: Nepali - บันเทิง
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I want to say a special thank you to the incredibly hardworking translators who worked this last week to have translated subtitles for the launch!
Roy Lee: Japanese
Ilkyoo Choi: Korean
Livio Stössel: German
Fedor Abaev: Russian
Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez: Portuguese (Brazil)
戴恒盛: Chinese versions
潘霈: Mandarin
Mohamed Elkhatri: Arabic
Angeline Wijaya: Indonesian
Will someone make french subtitles?
Yup! Spanish and French will hopefully come in the new few days.
Awesome job Chris! I l love the way you color graded this. What LUT did you use?
I can begin to translate it in French if you don't have anyone yet ;) Great documentary!! :D
thank you, Chris.
"It Phil's a hole in my heart"
-Plil Yu 2018
ba-dum-tss i guess
do you mean "it Plil's a hole in my heart" lmao
I phil that
he has a phil for these things
I don’t know what to phil
Feliks Zemdegs is like the Morgan Freeman of cubing
I felt that more like Roger Federer, he's so good after all
He is the Michael Schumacher, the Michael Jordan, the Pele of the sport
He’s the Joe Montana of cubing
no benedict cumberbatch
who is morgan freeman
Max’s parents and drew’s mom are the most supportive parents I’ve ever seen
ya
Yeah, I’m blessed to also have very supportive parents. My brother has traveled the world doing what he loved, diving, and they were there with him from Germany to Cuba, they were there every step of the way. I’m glad I have such loving and supportive parents.
I don't have supporting parents
Drew's Mom seems like the coolest mom ever
@@nishitchaplot7757 lol
This inspired me to get back into cubing after a few years. Great documentary!
Yeah in sixth grade I was in cube club at my school, and my best time was 1:06. I'm in tenth grade now and just started solving again, and yesterday I got a new pb of 1:05
@@Stardipped_Paws tf I wish I had a cube club at my school
@@Plasmicballs Sadly the teacher who ran it left after that year so we had only a year of cube club, but it was fun and cool!
@@Stardipped_Paws I learned the beginner method just 4 months ago, and i'm 34. Never did a cube in my life before. It was so satisfying to finally being able to do it! Then i taught my daughter, and she smoked me in a month. My pb is now 1.14 , and hers is 58 seconds. I need to learn some more advanced algorithms :P (and boy does it help with a good cube, instead of the old school ones.)
Support!!!
MoYu Cube see what you did Moyu
You brought Drew Brads a car
Yes please
I thought TH-cam was illegal in China.
Jonar Cube Google and TH-cam is banned (not illegal)but we have other tools like VPN.
Fav brand
Chris, you should seriously consider submitting this documentary to PBS's Independent Lens.
yes please!!
YES!
MuffinGod17 hi mason
Forn hi
DMCubing YES YES YES
This is like the only documentary I have watched fully
FrenchHornBoi I’ve watched it about 15 times lol
This video needs to be more popular , I watched it entirely
My Mum, who knows nothing about cubing and doesn't care about it, actually enjoyed this documentary thoroughly. The ability to make a 45 minute film interesting to people who know nothing about the topic is a real talent. Seriously great job, Chris!
tjplitfc that is awesome to hear!!
tjplitfc see sew see CD z see CA sea see see see see see CA see z,, see dew dew dew CA see sea see see see case
@tjplitfc i suggest that you also try chess as another hobby. It is fun and many play it.
I want to tap the like button on this comment but the current likes is 69.. i don wanna mess it up.
Ill just give u this like
🖒🖒
Kalmoos I just messed it up :))
Inspiring video! Thank you for sharing your wonderful work, Chris!
Leo Borromeo - Speedcuber hi leo :)
Leo Borromeo - Speedcuber hi Leo I am a fan
Hi Leo!
hi leo
Hi leo! 8 months late
When I looked at the title, I just answered it in 3 seconds ‘To impress non cubers onto thinking we’re geniuses
😂
Well... it's accurate 😂😂
CubeRazn not for me
Lol
"Find a stupid solution and start turning fast"
The story of every solve I've done
Amazing video. Thanks for showing us!
오 남승혁님!!! Max Park랑 친구이신가요?
only 2 replys...
@@Dcwest0616-the-best-on-youtube i was the 450th like! your welcome
Jaque why do i care?
@@Dcwest0616-the-best-on-youtube Why not I'm gonna dislike now
This documentary is fantastic. Seeing the culmination of 18 months (!) of hard work on this is incredible.
Feliks' narration was done so professionally, and his speeches so insightful, it was an amazing experience to listen to. The journey of four amazing people in the community was pulled off so well, I was glued to my seat for the whole time. My only regret is that there wasn't more to watch.
Amazing work, Chris, and a fantastic job to everyone who worked or collaborated with him on this! You did a great job, and I can't wait to see what you do next.
The Cubing Historian agreed
Hate to be that guy, but... *Feliks's
It can also be Feliks’ , they are both right
We're so used to Feliks being the star of cubing. It was nice to hear his encouragement and support for other cubers. It reinforced the idea that we cube because we want to improve ourselves, not to defeat others.
Feliks is such an undisputed champion, but his greatest quality is how gracious and chilled he is as a multiple world record holder. For some reason, I always feel safe watching his videos as if I am in the hands of a true professional - wise beyond his years. I think you guys will agree that I will one day be glad to say: "Ah, yes. I was around when Feliks Zemdegs was young. There will never be anyone quite like him..."
Dr BEN.
I normally don't do this, but I teared up and the end of this. I never knew cubing could change so many lives. Even if it's cubing at home, cubing will bring people together, forever.
Massive respect to all the parents who were ultimately the reason these people could keep, or even start cubing.
Absolutely amazing job Chris, great stories told wonderfully.
TheProgrammingCuber c
I love your videos TPC!!!
My parents and friends dont know why i cube. They see it as a noisy toy that wastes money for the same things over and over. But i know its so much more. I got into cubing about 5 months ago when my cousin challenged me to solve his cube. I havent seen him in a bit but for thanksgiving i cant wait to show him how much ive improved and the challenge he gave me inspired a whole new path in my life and as of now i know full beginner PLL, around 80% of beginner OLL and learning beginner F2L. i average around 25-30 seconds and i currently main the RS3M 2020 with upgraded magnets from the magnet kit. i use the second setting with the adjustment system and will soon be getting into over events and puzzles like clock, pyraminx, and so many more wca, and non wca puzzles in the near future. Thank you cubers and thank you for this amazing documentary. Cubing isnt just a hobby, its a lifestyle.
I completely agree dude, I started cubing when my friend Declan bought a 2x2 to school and solved it like nothing. It seems kinda funny now but i was amazed at how he could do this. We had a secret Santa for my class and I got a 2x2 rubiks cube. (Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!) Anyways, lol I spent weekend reading the instructions and eventually memorizing the steps. Once I got back to school I showed up in front of Declan with a 2x2 and asked if he wanted to race. I felt like a God not only being able to solve one but to be faster than him. It was CRAZY. Eventually I got a 3x3 but I was very reluctant to learn because memorization with the instructions was really difficult. I wish I knew about jperm then lol. But I eventually did it and I have been cubing for 2 years now and I average 12 seconds when I'm fully warmed up. I remember though thinking about 2 months ago that my cubing goal was to get one sub ten. I was like if I get one sub ten in my entire cubing career, I will be a legend. But I thought that this could never happen. Then it finally did. It was a 9.98 I think and I expected myself to jump up and run around and stuff lol. But I kinda just sat there and thought, "huh... that really just happened... well let's keep going". And I've been able to get a sub 9 and eventually 2 sub 8's! At the time I was like ayyy lez gooo. You know but looking back now it amazes me how far I've come. And I still don't think of myself as like a pro cuber. But yeah sorry for the suuuper long message lol, I kinda just felt like it idk. But yessss cubing is ABSOLUTELY more than just solving puzzles and toys or whatever. I wish you the best of luck with your cubing and I hope your family comes to realize how great the sport of speedcubing really is.
imagine if Phil just popped out of the shower curtains at 25:03 and said “hey wanna get our new Martian Lube”
lmao
Such an inspiring documentary to watch, loved every second of it!
When are you going to upload again?
Hats off to Max Park!!!! He is such a legend....Now I have a greater respect for him.
Sorry, but this annoys me, Felix is with an x.
@@RandomVideosRVcubing You spell his name feliks actually
DNF phobia, you’r right, my brain switched, it had been a while since I checked, I am so sorry.
@@RandomVideosRVcubing no worries just a small mistake, but now you know :)
:)
Cubing changed Max and Max changed the whole era of cubing🔥🔥
"Cubing is not a job"
What about Drew Brads buying his first car with "Moyu money"?
If cubing isn't a job why do get money from cube sponsors, so therefore cubing is a job. Lol
@@hellohihihithere cubing and sponsoring is different
if you're the best at anything, you will make money, even if you've cubed for a few years, you won't be the best, You'll probably be pretty good, but you won't make any money.
Haha $13000+ prize for world record heck ya it’s a job
Matthew Manzano that isn’t enough to live off
The only bad thing about this video is that TH-cam doesn't have a Heart button for it
Lol
Hello
You can save it tho
damn it feels good to be a cuber today. just finished learning full oll yesterday after about a month of drilling algorithms. what a fitting reward seeing this documentary being uploaded the day after
cube on!!
oh hi
HOLY SHIT IT'S GINGY
Hello Gingy!
That's exactly the thought I was having watching it at nationals.
@Gingeas try also playing chess as it a fun and many play it.
This is actually better than Netflix’s cubing documentary, in terms of editing, pacing, the variety of stories and anecdotes. So frickin good.
Netflix documentary sucked so much tbh I find myself cringing while watching it
I've always found myself coming right back to this video since the day it came out, and just watching the entire thing over and over again :)
I downloaded this and im watching it from to time i just love this doc
Good stuff Chris. This is amazing!
Cubeologist i agree its a great video
I just watched on my TV. And I 100% agree.
Well Done . This is not a film, it is art.
It's thanks to this documentary that I know who Max Park is, I already knew his name, but didn't really know who it was, and after this documentary, I did more researches, and now, he's my model, the person that makes speedcubing a thing that it is even more wonderful than it was before, thank you !
This video makes you see cubing in an very different way.
Thank you Erno Rubik
I'm crying because it's over.
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
-Winston Churchill
Potato i ate you this morning
Bragtime huh gayyy
Don't cry because it's over, be happy it happened.
FBI wants to know your location
Brings tears to my eyes! 😭😭😭
Cincy cuber same here especially on Max’s story.
Yeah. Especially Max's story was so emotional.
Their relationship?
@@honeybee3392 same here
I know the kid in the bottom right at 2:06 he’s my best friend. He’s also at 28:35 and 39:17 nobody needed to know this this, but i think it’s really cool
The guy at 5:54 set up my mf3rs
The Great CooLite thats cool!
120K views ??? This documentary well deserves 120M
Love this Chris! Thank you for putting this together and for everybody who made this possible. Really insightful to have a chance to understand people's stories outside what we would normally be able to.
Spotty. Hello spotty, i'm a huge fan
Yo
Absolutely Astonishing!! Big props to Chris Olson for making this amazing film available to the public for free. Awesome job!
DolphinCubing Agreed. It's so cool to see such a professional production filled with people and ideas with which I am familiar. This captivated my family as well as me.
This is cool. I'm a 31 year old father of 2 (well, one daughter and a son that is soon to be born). I decided last week that I wanted to learn how to solve a cube. I ordered a cube, and it arrived 3 days ago. My first solve took me a youtube video and 5 hours. 3 days later and I can solve it on my own in about 10 minutes. So fun! I plan to pass along this fun to my son and daughter when they are old enough. If a 31 year old race car driver can learn how to cube, then anyone can!
Good on you :)
OMG - what a wonderful film. It should be on TV. Last week I bought four Rubik's cubes for my grandkids, and one for myself. I didn't want to give them out till I could at least help them a little bit. Today, after watching a 'solve' video on TH-cam for the zillionth time, and after about a hundred (make that two hundred) attempts, I have managed to solve the cube (probably more by luck than anything else!). I'll be 72 in a couple of weeks so it's never too late to learn. Well done all of you for such a fantastic film, beautifully made and a credit to you all. Gotta go and practice more now!
Amazing, Chris! I love it! This so eloquently shows how cubing has impacted the lives of so many people. As someone with social anxiety, one of the most nerve-wracking times for me was just before going to my first competition. I was so nervous and scared because I didn't know anyone there. But when I first started talking to people, all of my fears melted away, and to this day it remains as one of the most fun experiences of my life. I live in rural, northwestern Minnesota, and there is *nobody* around who cubes, and so for me to be able to go and spend an entire day with people who share the same passion and love as I do is something I can't pass up, and is something I will continue to cherish forever. Thank you so much for this, Chris!
I have Asperger’s and the story of Max Park inspires me.
auouymous What ?
They removed asperger's in 2013 and now everyone just has various levels of autism. Those who had asperger's are on the high end of the autism scale. It is probably easier for doctors to tell parents their kid has high-functioning autism than it is to tell them their kid has asperger's, and then explain that asperger's is just high-functioning autism.
auouymous does it matter? You're just being pedantic
2treecko i mean hes speaking facts.
Helix Cuber sameeeee
My 10 year old son started cubing during pandemic, he really enjoys it. Last weekend he attended his first competition. He met Max and Feliks❤
love cubing!!!!
we should never quit
This Documentary has proven to be a very great astonishing piece of work to me.
As one of the speakers said"I want to spread cubing" or something like that, mainly focused on cubing being something bigger in the world. I respect this statement and individual very much.
Me as an example am a cuber inspired by my friend, a speed cuber, and as mentioned in this wonderful video "A hobby first, then competitive". I love seeing cubing competitions blogs, documentaries, and youtube videos, but especially the tournaments, as they seem like a huge place to just go, cube, do some stuff, and have fun with it most importantly, and just socialize, opening a path to meeting many new and different people who may just even make you a better person. I love cubing, however, as i primarily stated, i would love the idea of it to be spread, such as comps or branches or at least an introduction in countries such as those in Africa:Ghana, togo, Nigeria, etc, and other contents and places as well as countries which do not have a scope gf cubing.
However, I also don't have to be so selfish as cubing may not be something MANY people would be interested into and may not overall acquire a wide attraction , interest etc. however for the small majority that does have these kind of desires, it would mean a lot, and possibly even spread and somehow advertise cubing in these countries, promoting cubing to several many different people, which could possibly be the next Max Park, Feliks Zemdegs, Drew Brads.
I really appreciate it if you have read it all the way till here.
Thank You
You Cuber Wow. Awesome piece of text, really meaningful 😊
OlympicCuber Thanx man. I am even surprised that someone actually cared and read the whole thing! lol. but thanx. at least i know that what i wrote wasn't for nothing. (3
This is definitely my favorite cubing video yet. If a non-cuber watches this, they'll be able to learn so much about the cubing community and they might want to become a cuber themselves and the cubing community will grow even more. I could show this to my friends and they'll be able to learn more about what I do, and that it's not just something I do in my free time or for fun, but that it's something I want to make a career of and be the best I can, make lots of friends, and much more. 😁
19:39
Felik’s Zemdegs: * *laughs in four seconds* *
Max's story really touched me. I have a friend who also has autism who really finds cubing to be interesting, i can definetly see a correlation here
This should be in theaters!
After I stopped cubing, I watched this video after a few years and saw myself! I’m the kid in the red and blue jacket, with glasses, 2:01
Cool
did u get back into it.
Not Dusk yea
I have watched this document so many times and every time I do watch it just makes me appreciate our community more and more and I love it
I can't tell you how many times I've come back to watch this video but coming back and watching it today makes me love this community even more
It is amazing to see how large the community has grown and what time and quality is able to be put into documentaries like this. Thank you Chris and everyone!
This is the best docummenatry I've seen in years
This documentary connects several cubers with almost completely different stories through one thing, and that’s the Rubik’s Cube. The fact that Chris was able to make a documentary this special is incredible. Great job Chris and everyone involved, you’ve created a timeless documentary that will inspire hundreds, maybe thousands of future speedcubing generations.
I don't think I've seen a more beautiful story than the one of Max and his journey through cubing
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IVE WAITED FOR THIS I AM SO EXCITED!!!
Is it just me or was I cubing during the whole thing
so was I
I did a 2-7 relay a few times
i was getting a pretty good average
Umm... I was watching this while doing maintenance on my cubes... does that count?
@@nickcalingo3309 good enough
This is the best documentary I've ever seen. Congrats Chris, you did a fantastic job!
I am so sorry it took me so long to finally see this doc and by the end of it I was crying. The friendships that cubing has created is something that I couldn't be more grateful for. Great job cubicle!
OMG! This is AWESOME!!!!
Up until this point, cubing as always just been a side hobby. After watching this video, it all changed. This video is inspiring. It truly is. Thanks so much Chris for making this and inspiring so many people around the world.
Absolutely amazing, brought some tears to my eyes and truly makes me feel grateful to be a part of such a beautiful community. (: Wonderful work, Chris and anyone else who helped along the way!
Chris, and everyone else: what a wonderful, beautiful job! I thoroughly loved watching this. Thank you for all your hard work.
Amazing video. Thanks for making and sharing this. The Max Park scenes are like a documentary in a documentary.
TH-cam should remove the dislike button for this video
They kinda don't have to tbth, there's like a 1000:9 like:dislike ratio on it right now
Honestly, I do not get why somebody would dislike this video.
Lol cubing is gay
@@aidangeorge7012 lol, your just jealous that your not intelligent enough to solve it Aiden
@@danktaco1017 my best is 50 seconds, its still gay
this is about the sixth time i have watched this and the impact it has on me never has and never will go away, cause it is such an inspirational video and always inspires me in a way that i cannot describe. The impact it has on a person is just indescribable and that's why i watch it over and over. It is just so well done and that is a real talent there Chris. Thank you for this gift that you gave to the community.
Utterly fantastic. I've been waiting for a documentary like this for a very long time. Also, the Hemingway quote at the end is EXACTLY what I love about cubing. You're never "really" in a competition with others. Even the greatest in the world (narrator included) are just trying to be better than themselves. It's the key to self-improvement at literally anything. Not to mention, it's a lesson in healthy attitude formation.
This is honestly awesome. Thank You.
5:20, love how the girl in the background reacts
This doc got me proper emotional and then amplified from max's story onwards, im tearing up from Emotional Joy.
What an amazing documentary. Made with so much love and respect for the subject and the people involved. Well done, Mr Zemdegs. Thoroughly enjoyed watching. 😀
I can't believe it ! ... it's so stunning and made me feel like a part something very big with high value: our community.
Thank you for producing this documentary and congratulations to all of you who reached the top but also to you who want to reach the top and at least to you who are just cubing as a hobby.
:)
Much, much, much respect to Max's parents. Really loved this truly inspiring documentary, thanks Chris for this masterpiece!
Unbelievably inspiring, insightful and enjoyable. Seeing cubing and its impacts on others through their eyes is really something special. Amazing documentary, Chris. This one will be one for the ages.
I love the way this was put together, especially the beginning when it shows all the other things that people did and kind of use cubing as a out
I was speechless at the moment to know why we cube. It's amazing and most amazing is Chris who had done this hard work. Now we can say that Chris Olsen is the best content creator.
Work really paid off.👏👏
Congrats to the whole community
Please do a second part, I love it, I don't know how a documentary can be as beautiful and interesting
You guys are awesome. You guys put all your time and work into cubing and you have definitely made the cubing community better. Thank you cubicle.
that. was. the. best. thing. i've. ever. seen!! this brought tears into my eyes and a giant smile on my face and i love it! chris, this is a masterpiece..i can not put it in words! it has touched me deeply seeing max's and drew's storys since they are the ones that i look up to and that i admire.. not only will this be my number 1 video that i will watch when i'm down but also when i somewhere in the future might not be able to see the reason to continue cubing! this motivated me sooo much to keep on doing what i love and keep on improving in what i do! if it's cubing or school or anything other.. i loved every seconds! i have to admit that you just created the gateway for me to see my safe place..my feel-well-zone that is cubing and especially the cubing community! i love you Chris and aaall the others that took part in this...max and drew for setting my goals and giving me hope...feliks for teaching me with your videos.... phil for supplying and helping so many of us.. and all the cubers out there for being here in this community to keep it alive and spread it all over the world for that many others get to experience the joy that is cubing.. who knows..maybe a future WR holder will get into cubing only due to this video..thank you all for being there
ikr, such a touching film by Chris
simply amazing.
It sucks that you can only leave one like on a masterpiece like this.
Much love, and keep cubing. I had a cube in my hand as I watched this.
Stumbled upon this. I average 12-14 and have been doing this since 7th grade (I'm 19). I was always satisfied with my times but this inspired me to continue my dream to average sub 10 and, if possible, become good enough to achieve my own white cubicle jacket that I remember wanting since I found the cubicle site. Thanks for this video it's amazing.
How's it going?
I’m so excited to watch this!
edit: just watched it and it's incredible!
Your editing is incredible! I am still so happy seeing how far cubing has evolved over time. It was great to see such a well-polished, factual and interesting documentary on such a simple puzzle.
Hello Hitz, I see you everywhere in comment sections
This is amazing!. Chris you really did an amazing job. Seeing how these people have managed to overcome their challenges really makes me more inspired and connected with the community. I have loads of nerves and feel awkward when I cube, but this gives me confidence into opening up to the community and giving back to all who are just as in love with the sport as I am. Awesome job ChiRS. I hope that Max continues to learn how to socialize, that Phil continues to be happy with what he does, that Drew continues to have passion and love for cubing, that all cuber make this community grow and preserve as a welcoming family.
just started it SOOOO EXCITED!!!!
This is beautiful
This deserves so many more views!!
Wow, great documentary! It's rare that the spotlight is on the people that push the community, like Kit and Phil. Having been a competition organizer myself, this movie touched something that I had put away for a few years. Specifically, that Phil quote about missing your chance and your time, and the hole that creates within you, but how he found another way to kind-of fill that hole by helping others live out their dream. Again, thanks for this, makes me feel inspired.
I've been curbing for just over 2 years and it has become major part of my life. I cube every day. I have a 3 year old autistic son and he loves to play with my cubes. To hear Max park's story is so inspiring and gives me hope for my sons future. This really was a fantastic film.
Thank you sir CHRIS OLSON...AND team ......you guys have made a great video which will help the world to learn how cubing is important to us......
Excellent piece. Great to see cubing has had such a positive influence on so many peoples lives. The bit about Max Park was particularly inspiring.
absolutely amazing!! everybody who worked on this project should feel very proud!
I'm so hyped to watch this.
phenomenal video! loved every minute of it... lots of good memories in this!
JustKeepCubing where have u been ;-;
this is absolutely amazing and reveals what cubing is truly about and how it brings people together
this is atleast the forth time i have watched this and i always just about in tears at Feliks's last statement it is just so meaningfull and so true about why we cube. i do plan watching this in the future another multiple times and it sure is the only documentary i actually enjoy and will watch again.
I think I cried at some point in the documentary. And who else was cubing thru the whole thing?
Me
I wasn’t solving really but I did some tensioning on my megaminx on the way through at some point XD